Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Canada
Canada: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 1 GPIA in 2021. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Canada, 1986β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Canada stood at 1 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Canada peaked at 1 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8484 GPIA, in 2001.
That places Canada 27th out of 107 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8773 GPIA | 0.8773 GPIA | 0.8773 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9166 GPIA | 0.9166 GPIA | 0.9166 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9128 GPIA | 0.8484 GPIA | 0.9771 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9928 GPIA | 0.987 GPIA | 0.9986 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 141,045 (2000)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 95.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0046 units per person (2000)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Canada?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Canada was 1 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8484 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Canada rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Canada ranks 27th out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release